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Originally Posted by wallace03
i saw seattle made top 10 city for most car thefts. i was always under the impression Washington state was a pretty laid back place.
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Yeah but they're all S2k seats and Integras.
Seriously the Honda scene here is/was out of hand. The "tuner" scene theft rate is off the charts!
Actually WA is pretty laid back but theft rate has to do with the laws. You have to caught stealing cars several times before you see jail time. It's the 7 strikes and you're out system.
My old roommate had his car stolen from our driveway twice. The 1st time was a quick recovery and they took almost nothing off the car besides the wheels! The 2nd time was a botched attempt (they rolled it down the neighborhood before trying to hotwire it at 9pm when we were all home... brave Effers that's for sure). This was a 1989 Civic Hatchback with a stock engine. It was just lowered with aftermarket wheels but theives "thought" it had a B18 in it.
Basically own a car that doesn't have an engine, wheels or seats that conveniently fit in/on other vehicles and you're good to go.
edit: WA State changed their laws in 2007 regarding auto theft because of how bad it was/is. I need to go back and re-read those laws. In 2003 (when I had roommate) the police looked at like this... "No violent crime, no care. If the crime involved insurable items and nobody was attacked and no drugs or guns were involved... well good luck buddy."